War Memorial - New Harbour, Newfoundland
Posted by: elyob
N 47° 35.010 W 053° 32.715
22T E 308618 N 5273148
Parking is available near the war memorial and near the church.
Waymark Code: WMRTY2
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 08/04/2016
Views: 3
The memorial is on the north side of the highway, east of St. Augustine's Anglican Church.
The war memorial is fenced off. Two benches are available inside the fencing.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): The Great War (1914-1918) and World War II
In Honor Of: In memory of the men and women who laid down their lives in the war
Marker Text:
ERECTED BY
THE PEOPLE OF
NEW HARBOUR
IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN WHO LAID DOWN
THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR
AND OF THOSE WHO SERVED
IN DEFENCE OF THEIR
KING AND COUNTRY
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KILLED IN ACTION
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CPL. 2958 WALTER SCAMMELL
L. CPL. 7863 WILLIAM J HILLIER MM
BUGLER 1663 LLEWLLYN CRANFORD
PTE. 1532 THOMAS HEFFORD
1627 KENNETH WOODMAN
1629 WALTER THORNE
1677 JOSIAH SMITH
1905 JAMES THORNE
1906 ERNEST RENDELL
1961 CORBETT PITCHER
1970 SILAS HILLIER
ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF NEW HARBOUR
IN MEMORY OF THE
MEN AND WOMEN WHO
LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN
WORLD WAR II
AND OF THOSE WHO SERVED
IN DEFENCE OF THEIR
KING AND COUNTRY
1939-1945
SERVING IN
ROYAL NAVY, ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY,
ROYAL ARTILLERY, ROYAL CANADIAN
ARMY, ROYAL AIR FORCE, ROYAL
CANADIAN AIR FORCE,
NFLD. REGIMENT & NFLD. FORESTRY
LEST WE FORGET
ALBERT BISHOP
EVA BISHOP
JOHN BISHOP
CLARENCE CRANFORD
ELWOOD CRANFORD
GEORGE CRANFORD
LLEWELYN CRANFORD
ROBERT CRANFORD
ANDREW ALLAN GEORGE
CLARENCE HEFFORD
JOHN HEFFORD
SIMEON HEFFORD
Who Put it Here?: Erected by the people of New Harbour
Description of Memorial: The memorial is along the main road, near the Anglican church.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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